Submitted Names Starting with K

Kelilah f English (Rare)
Variant transcription of Kelila.

Kelin f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Kelin m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh k'ed meaning "lean, thin".

Kélina f French (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Kélia.

Kelina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Kela and a variant of Caelina.

Kelinda f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ke- and Linda.

Kelis f African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Kelly and Alexis. This name was born american singer Kelis (1979-).

Kelisa f English (Modern, Rare)

Kelise f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelis. Otherwise, it could be a blend of the sounds of Kelly or Kelsey and Elise.

Kelita m Biblical
A Biblical nickname for Kelaiah. It means "crippled, dwarfed one" or "small/petite one", but also may mean "adopted one". In the Bible, this is the name of a Levite with a foreign wife.

Kelitah m Biblical Hebrew
A Biblical boy name meaning "Voice of God, gathering around."

Kell f & m English (Modern)
Diminutive of names beginning with Kell, like Kelly or Kellin.

Kella f English (Rare)
Possibly a Latinization of Kelly.

Kella f Berber

Kellagh m Manx
Manx form of Ceallach.

Kellah f English
Variant of Kella.

Kellana f American (Rare)

Kellcee f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Kelsey.

Kelle f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Kelly.

Kellea f English (Rare)

Kellee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelly.

Kellen f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kelen.

Kellene f American (Rare)

Kellenne f American

Keller f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Keller. Used in L. J. Smith's 'Night World' series.

Kelli f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Contracted form of Kerli. In some cases, however, it may also be a borrowing of the English name.

Kelli f Greek
Diminutive of Kalliopi influenced by the unrelated English name Kelly.

Kellia f American (Rare)
Variant of Kelia.

Kellian m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelian.

Kelliana f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a variant of Keliana, an elaboration of Kellia or an elaboration of Kelly.

Kellianne f English (Rare)
Variant of Kellyanne.

Kellimarie f English
Combination of Kelli (meaning warrior) and Marie (meaning pearl).

Kellin m & f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Caolán.

Kellina f English
Either an elaboration of Kelly or a variant of Kelina.

Kelline f English
Alternate spelling of Kellina.

Kellis f African American (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Kelis

Kellisa f English (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Kellissa f American (Rare)

Kellsey f English (Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Kellsie f English (Modern)
Variant of Kelsey.

Kellvin m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kelvin.

Kelly f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Evangelia and Kalliopi, influenced by the unrelated English name Kelly.

Kellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kelly.

Kellyann f English (American, Modern)
A combination of Kelly and Ann.

Kellyanna f Obscure

Kellyanne f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Kelly and Anne 1.

Kellye f American (Modern)
Variant of Kelly.

Kellyn f & m American (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Kellan.

Kellynne f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)

Kelm m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kelm.

Kelmend m Albanian
Derived from the name of the Kelmendi, a historical Albanian tribe (fis) and region in Malësia.

Kelola m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jerrold.

Kelome m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jerome.

Kelpa f Kurdish
Evidently means “kelp” in Kurdish.

Kelpie f & m Celtic Mythology, English (Modern, Rare)
The name of a shape-shifting water spirit that takes the form of a greyish black horse. The Kelpie drowns then devours anyone who tries to ride it.... [more]

Kelsa f English (Rare)
Possibly a form of Kelsey.

Kelsang f & m Tibetan
Means "good fortune, auspicious" in Tibetan.

Kelsee f & m American
Variant of Kelsey.

Kelsei f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Kelseigh f English
Variant of Kelsey.

Kelsija f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Kelsey.

Kelso m & f English, Irish
From the surname Kelso.

Kelsom f Malay
Malay form of Kulthum.

Kelson m Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kelson.

Kelsos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Hellenized form of Celsus. This name was borne by a Greek philosopher from the 2nd century AD.

Kelsy f English
Variant of Kelsey.

Keltie f English (Canadian)
From the Scottish surname Keltie, which was a variant of Kelty... [more]

Kelton m English
Transferred use of the surname Kelton.

Keltoum f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Keltse f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Celsa.

Kelty f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian)
Transferred use of the surname Kelty.

Kelupaina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Tryphena.

Kelvan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelvin.

Kelven m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kelvin.

Kelvi m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kelvin.

Kélvia f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Kelvim m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kelvin.

Kelvyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelvin.

Kelwan f English
Feminine variant of Kelwin.

Kelwen m English (Modern)
Variant of Kelwin.

Kelwin m English

Kelwyn m English
Variant of Kelwin.

Kelwyn m Welsh
Perhaps derived from the welsh "kel", meaning "little Church" and "wyn", meaning "friend", with the complessive meaning of "friend of Church".

Kely f Brazilian, English (American)
Variant of Kelly.

Kélya f French (Modern)
Variant of Kélia.

Kelyan m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Kélian.

Kelyanie f & m Puerto Rican

Kelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Kelyn f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish kelyn "holly".

Kelynen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish kelynnen "hollies". This is a modern Cornish name.

Kem m Romani
Romani name derived from cam meaning both "sun" and "to love".

Kema m Papuan
Name of football player Kema Jack born in 1982 in Papua New Guinea.

Kema m African American

Kemala f Indonesian
Means "gem, gemstone" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit कोमल (komala) meaning "tender, delicate, gentle".

Kemaleddin m Turkish
Means "perfection of religion", derived from Arabic كمال (kamal) meaning "perfection" and دين (din) meaning "religion".

Kemaludin m Bosnian (Rare)
Means "perfection of religion", derived from Arabic كمال (kamal) meaning "perfection" and دين (din) meaning "religion".

Kemar m Caribbean

Kemari m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamari.

Kemas m Indonesian
Means "tidy, neat, clean" in Indonesian. This is also a Palembangese hereditary title indicating nobility.

Kemba f & m African, Caribbean
Means "peel" in Swahili and "full of faith" in a Central African language.... [more]

Kemba f Malagasy
Means "little girl" in Malagasy.

Kembang f Indonesian (Rare)
Means "flower, blossom" in Indonesian.

Kemberly f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kimberly.

Kembo m Kongo
Means "heaven" in Kongo.

Keme m Algonquin
Means "secret" in Algonquin, derived from the Algonquin kiim.

Kemeisha f African American
Variant of Camisha.

Kemelayefa m Ijaw
Means "nothing is greater than a human being" in Ijaw.

Kemelia f Jamaican Patois

Kemelte f Mordvin
Derived from either Erzyan words кеме (keme) meaning "firm, strong, stubborn" or кемемс (kemems) meaning "believe, hope".

Kemenes m Medieval Hungarian

Kemi f Yoruba
Means "cherish me; caring for me" in Yoruba. It is also a diminutive of other names such as Oluwakemi.

Kémigisha f Kiga
Means "child of luck" in Rukiga.

Kemile f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kemily.

Kemili f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kamili.

Kemilly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kemili.

Kemily f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Kemili.

Kemisa f Chechen
Of unknown meaning.

Kemisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Kemma f Medieval English
Variation of Cymme, used as a diminutive form of Cyneburga.

Kemmonye f Tswana
Means "I have seen her" in Setswana.

Kemoni f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimani or Kamani.

Kemper m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kemper.

Kempton m English
Transferred use of the surname Kempton.

Kemry f & m English (American, Rare)

Kemuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Kemuel.

Kemya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Kemyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Kemys m English (Rare)

Kena f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Eugenia.

Kena f English (Rare)
Variant of Kenna.

Kena f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "summon, call" in Shipibo.

Kenadee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kenadi f English (American)

Kenadie f English (Modern)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kenai m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Means "flat land" in the Dena'ina language. From the Dena'ina ken 'big flat' and ken'ey 'two big flats with a river cutback'.... [more]

Kenal m Cornish
Cornish form of Cunosaglas.

Kenalemang m Tswana
Means "who is with me?" in Setswana.

Kenam f Southern African
Transferred use of the surname Kenam.

Kénán m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kenan 1.

Kénan m Biblical French
French form of Kenan 1.

Kenan m Breton, Cornish
Breton and Cornish cognate of Cynan.

Kenana m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Keenan.

Kenanao m Tswana
Means "I am with Him (God)" in Tswana.

Kenas-unarpe f Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Blood-sucking monster in Ainu mythology who primarily preys upon hunters.

Kenath m English
Variant of Kenneth.

Kenau f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from Germanic kuni meaning "family, kin, race, kind", which is not to be confused with Germanic kuoni meaning "brave". The second element is derived from either Germanic wîh meaning "holy" or Germanic wîg meaning "warrior."... [more]

Kenaya f & m Lingala
Kembo Na Yawé ; Glory of God

Kenaz m Biblical Hebrew
Father of Othniel and Caleb in the book of Joshua

Kenbrell m African American (Modern, Rare)
Modern invented name.

Kenburrow f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a form of Kinborough, recorded in 1610.

Kence f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the Karachay-Balkar генджа (genca) meaning "foal".

Kençeeri m Yakut
Means "growth" in Yakut.

Kencheeri m Yakut
Means "new for old" or "new generation".

Kenchiku m Japanese
From Japanese 建築 (kenchiku) meaning "to build; to construct".

Kencho m Japanese
From 謙 (ken) meaning "humble" and 澄 (cho, sumi, suki) meaning "lucidity, clear, clarify, strain, settle, look grave". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kenda f English (American)

Kendahl f English (Modern)
Variant of Kendall.

Kendale f English
Variant of Kendall.

Kendalia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Kendal(l)

Kendallyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kendalyn.

Kendalyn f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Kendall with the popular name suffix -Lyn.

Kendalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kendalyn.

Kendan m English
Likely an invented name, an elaboration of Ken 1, or any name starting with Ken-.

Kendarious m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kendarius.

Kendarius m African American (Rare)
Contraction of Ken 1 and Darius.

Kendarrius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kendarius.

Kendel m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Kendall.

Kendell f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kendall.

Kendella f African American
Elaboration of Kendell.

Kendelyne f English (Americanized, ?)
No known history.

Kenden m English
Variant of Kendan.

Kendero m African

Kendis f & m American

Kendji m French
French form of Kenji.... [more]

Kendl f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kendall.

Kendrawati f Indonesian
Combination of Kendra and Wati

Kendre m African American

Kendrea f English (American)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Kendra influenced by Andrea 2

Kendrell m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps recent coinage, possibly a blend of Kendrick and Tyrell/Terrell. This is the middle name of an American Rapper: Offset.

Kendrew m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kendrew. Notable name sake is English born actor Kendrew Lascelles (1935-).

Kendric m English (American)
Variant of Kendrick.

Kendrica f American (Rare)
Feminization of Kendrick in the style of Henrica (See also Kendra and Kenna).

Kendrich m English (Rare)
Variant of Kendrick.

Kendricka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Kendrick (See also Kendra).

Kendrik m Russian (Modern, Rare)
Russian form of Kendrick.

Kendrika f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kendrica.

Kendrina f American
Elaborated version of Kendra.

Kendris m & f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Kendrix f & m American
A variant of Kendrick, influenced by the sound of names like Hendrix.

Kendry m & f English (American), Spanish (Latin American)

Kendyl f English (Modern)
Variant of Kendall

Kendyll f English
Variant of Kendall.

Kène m Dutch (Rare)
This name is either a variant spelling of Kene, or a Dutch short form of Eugène.

Kene m & f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian variant form of Kune.

Kenea m Ethiopian

Keneah f English
Variant of Kenya.

Kenechi m Igbo
Means "thank God" or "thanks be to God" in Igbo (compare Ekene, Chi 2).

Kenechukwu m Igbo

Kenedee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kennedy.

Keneder m Cornish
Cornish form of Cunosetros.

Kénedi m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Kennedy, reflecting English pronunciation.

Kenedi f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kenedie f English
Variant of Kennedy

Kenedy f English
Variant of Kennedy.

Keneilwe f Tswana
Means "I have been given" in Setswana.

Keneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

Keneka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Kent.

Keneke m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Kenneth and Jeanette.

Kenekika m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Kendrick.

Keneley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kenley.

Kenella f African American
Feminine form of Ken 1 using the suffix -ella

Kenenisa m Ethiopian

Keneoue f Sotho (Rare)
Means "I have been given" in Sotho.

Kenert m Estonian (Rare)

Kenesaw m English (American, Rare)

Kenese f Samoan
Samoan form of Genesis.

Kenese m Medieval Hungarian

Kenesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kenisha.

Kenesto m Romani (Archaic)

Keneth m English
Variant of Kenneth.

Kenette f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the masculine name Ken 1 and the feminine suffix -ette.

Keneuwe f Sotho
Means "I have been given" in Sesotho.

Kenewiwe f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Genevieve.

Kenéz m Medieval Hungarian

Kengani m Kongo
Kengani is an African language, that belongs to Bantu people, designated from Congo kingdom in area that now is called Angola(Uige province).Which is used for Kings, liders, Boss, or heroes.... [more]

Kengo m Japanese

Kengoro m Japanese

Kenhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Kenhinde m & f Yoruba
One coming last. Often used for the second of twins.

Keni f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hebrew קניין (kiniyan) meaning "property", it can also means "my nest", another variant can be Keny.

Kenia f English, Spanish (Mexican), Brazilian
Spanish short form of Eugenia, now used independently. It coincides with the Spanish name for the African country of Kenya.... [more]

Keniabarido f & m Ogoni
Khana for "as it pleases God (for him to do)"... [more]

Kenice f English (American, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ken 1 in the style of Janice.

Kenichi m Japanese
Alternative spelling of the name Ken'ichi.

Ken'ichirō m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]

Kenickie m English
Transferred use of the surname Kenickie. The name was borne by a “Grease” character played by Jeff Conaway.

Kenidee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kenii m Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ke) meaning "flower" combined with 新 (nii) meaning "fresh, new". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Kenike m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Dennis.

Keniki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Denise.

Kenise f African American (Rare)
Possibly a rhyming variant of Denise influenced by Ken 1/Kenna/Kenneth.

Kenisha f African American (Modern), Caribbean
Combination of Ken 1 and the popular phonetic elements nee and sha... [more]

Kenita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Eugenia. This is borne by Chilean model and socialite María Eugenia "Kenita" Larraín (1973-).

Kenito m ?

Kenitra f English (American)
Probably from Arabic القُنَيْطَرَة, al-qunayṭara, "the little bridge".... [more]

Keniya f African American

Keniyah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kaniya.

Kenizé f Arabic (Rare, ?)
Perhaps derived from Arabic كنز (kenz) "treasure" (see Kenza). Bearer Kenizé Mourad (1939-) is a French writer of Turkish and Indian origin.

Kenjabibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Kenjabonu f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Kenjagul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Kenjaqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and qiz meaning "girl".

Kenjasuluv f Uzbek
Derived from kenja meaning "youngest, newest", often meaning "youngest sibling", and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Kenjirō m Japanese
Variant transcription of Kenjirou.

Kenjirou m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kenjo m & f Japanese (Rare, ?)

Kenjurou m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 寿 (ju) meaning "long life" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible as well.

Kenki m Japanese
From Japanese 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligence", 堅 (ken) meaning "hard, firm, tough, strict" or 顕 (ken) meaning "manifest, display, evident, clear" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious"... [more]

Kenkichi m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 謙 (ken) meaning "humble, modest" or 鎌 (ken) meaning "a sickle" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Kenko f Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) "healthy, strong" and 子 (ko) "child".

Kenkunga m Central African, Lega
Kenkunga is the deity of reassembling and reconstruction in Lega mythology. His name doesn’t have a well known meaning.

Kenlani f American (Modern, Rare)

Kenlee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kenley.

Kenleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kenley.

Kenley m & f English (American, Modern)
Either from the English surname Kenley which was derived from place names in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey) from the Old English name Cena combined with leah "woodland clearing"; or from the Scottish surname Kenley, itself a reduced form of McKenley, a variant of McKinley, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Fionnlaigh, which means "son of Finlay".

Kenli f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kenley.

Kenlie f & m English (American, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Kenley.

Kenly f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kenley.

Kenlyn f & m English (American)

Kenma m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kenma m Japanese
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strength" and 真 (ta) meaning "true, genuine" or 研磨 meaning "polishing, grind".

Kenmi f Japanese
From Japanese 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligence" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kenmore m English Creole, Bajan
Transferred use of the surname Kenmore. This is borne by Kenmore Hughes (1970-), a retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda.

Kenn m English (Rare)
Variant of Ken 1.

Kenna m Ethiopian
Famous bearer is Kenna Zemedkun, musician.

Kenna f Japanese
From Japanese 絹 (ken) meaning "silk" or 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness" combined with 七 (na) meaning "seven", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]

Kenna f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Lithuanian feminine name, found in genealogies of the royal Gediminid family of Lithuania.

Kennadee f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kennadene f English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, possibly a combination of Kenna and Dean or an elaboration of Kennedy.

Kennadi f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kennedy

Kennady f & m English (American, Modern), Indian (Rare)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kennake f Tswana
Means "she is my sister" in Setswana.

Kennan m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Kennan.

Kennath m English
Variant of Kenneth.

Kenndra f English
Variant of Kendra.

Kenndy m & f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Kennedy.

Kennedie f English (American)
Variant of Kennedy.

Kennee f English
Variant of Kennie.

Kennelly m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kennelly.

Kennera f Medieval Scottish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is St Kennera of Scotland whose feast day is October 29.

Kennerly f English
From an English last name, specifically from Cornwall. Famous bearer is American harpist Kennerly Kitt.

Kennert m Swedish
Variant of Kenneth, perhaps inspired by names like Evert and Robert.

Kennesha f African American
Likely an invented name, a combination of Ken 1 and the popular name suffix -esha.

Kenneta f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kenneta.

Kennetha f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Kenneth.

Kennette f American (Rare)

Kenney m English
Variant of Kenny.

Kenni f & m English
Variant of Kenny.

Kenniagh m Manx
Manx form of Coinneach. This name was traditionally Anglicized as Kenneth.

Kennick m Romani
Directly taken from Romani kennick "house-dweller", ultimately derived from Romani ken "house".